RAW MILK & EGGS

Pastured Free Range Farm Eggs

CT Ranch has always offered fresh from the farm, free-range chicken & duck eggs. We have a mixed bunch of chickens: some Rhode Island Reds, a beautiful color pallet of Americaunas, some Plymouth Rock, a variety of Wyandottes and even a few Cuckoo Marans. We also raise Muscovy, known as quackless, ducks. They lay & provide us with every color of egg imaginable, including brown, white, and green.

Eggs are available on a first come, first served basis seasonally.

Raw Cows Milk

CT Ranch has been happily providing raw milk to our customers since 2014. We have chosen to raise the Jersey and Guernsey breeds of milk cows. Both breeds have very high butter-fat content and are more likely to carry the A2/A2 beta casein protein, which is known to be easier to digest for people with dairy allergies or lactose intolerance.

Why OUR raw milk?

It's Fresh.

Our milk is sold the day it is milked and can last up to 2 weeks when kept at optimum temperatures. Perhaps surprisingly, other milk can be up to a month old before it reaches the supermarket shelf.

It's Natural.

Our milk is entirely natural. The cream has never been removed from the milk and it naturally rises to the top of every jar.

It's Unprocessed.

Our milk goes from the cow, to the bottle, to you. Other milk may be pasteurized (cooked), homogenized (processed so the cream won’t rise to the top), adulterated with synthetic vitamins and other additives, and standardized. Standardization is the process used by all major producers where milk is separated into its constituent solids and fat, partially dehydrated, and then mixed back together to form a product which just conforms to minimum legal limits for milk.

It's Marketed Direct.

We process & bottle the milk ourselves, so we have control over every step of the process. This allows us to produce a quality product. We market and sell our milk directly from the farm and do not require a herdshare to get it.

It's Tested.

Our milk cows are tested for Johnes, BLV, TB, Staph A. and Brucellosis before coming home to the farm.

It's Tested, Again.

Our milk gets tested monthly against pathogens that could be harmful to you and your family. We are not required to do this but feel it is in the best interest of our family and yours. We are always well below federal recommended levels, or have nonexistent levels of bacteria.

It's Nutritious.

Our milk is raw milk. The natural nutrients, vitamins, and enzymes it contains have not been destroyed or altered by cooking, as is the case with pasteurized products.

It's Clean.

Cleanliness standards for raw milk should be of the utmost importance. We pride ourselves on keeping our cows & equipment as clean as possible. Our milk tests prove that we are keeping it clean.

It's Ethically Produced.

We treat our cows with old-fashioned kindness and respect. We feed them unlimited grass hay, and pasture. They get alfalfa & organic grain when coming into be milked each morning. They also get garden fruits & veggies when they are in season. We never use hormones or other substances to artificially increase milk production.

It Tastes Great.

Our milk is natural, pure, clean, and fresh, and it tastes WONDERFUL.

It's Real Milk.

Because it is not processed or adulterated, our milk is the last real, honest milk you can buy.

SO, HOW DO I BUY IT?

To get information on how to get started with purchasing our raw milk, please click below.

How do I buy Raw Milk from you?

Our milk is sold by weekly scheduled on-the-farm pickup only. All extra milk is available to current weekly customers.

You will be assigned a pickup day and each week on your assigned day, you will come out to the farm to pick up your milk, during open hours (11am-6pm).

You must supply your own jars for your milk. They must be clean, dry and labeled with your name. Half gallon mason-style jars work the best. I’ve found that the best place to buy jars locally is Bimart or Blackbird.

It is best to have 2 sets of jars. One set to pick up full of delicious milk and the second set to drop off for the following week. It is not required, but you will need to make sure to have your jars here to be filled the following week, 24 hours before your scheduled pickup.

All milk payments are due the first week of the month, for the entire month. Checks or cash are both great. We do have a change jar located by the payment box if you need change.

Payments should be put into an envelope, located by the payment box, with your name and a description of what you are paying for and if you took change.

You may switch your milk quantity to a lower or higher quantity at any time, pending availability on your pickup day.

When you come to drop off jars or pick up your milk for the first time it needs to be by appointment only. We can then show you around the farm and our ‘farm store’. We will also give you a raw milk purchasing agreement at that time. It needs to be read, signed and returned to us before your first milk pickup.

The raw milk purchasing agreement outlines all the policies and procedures to be a customer of CT Ranch.

Please call or email to check the availability of getting a scheduled milk pickup day or to be added to our current wait list.